The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-08
ATLANTIC, TENNEsSEE AND
WESTERN R. h.
What Ii VIII DO For Garter
County.
The Laborer and Poor Man Benefited
as Much as the Rich.

as Much as the Nlch.
ELIzABETHToN, Tenn, Dec 6. 1887.
EDITORS COMET
The people Of loyal Carter are en-
gagged at present discussing the merits
of the Atlantic, Tennessee and Wes-
tern Railroad, or in other words the
proposition to be voted on Dec. 3lst,
for Carter county to take 100000 Of
the capital stock OF the road, As vari-
GUS views have been presented on the
question, l desire to look at the labor
er's or poor mans side. There is not
an enterprise or manufacturing estab-
lishment in Carter county to-day that
pays cash for labor, and desire to call
the attention OF the laboring men OF
Carter county to this fact, and there
is not county in the State richer in
higher grades of iron ore, and fine
timber than Carter county. Here in
the midst OF all this wealth the labor
ing portion Of Garter county's $4,000
inhabitants are comparatively unem-
ployed, net from matter OF choice,
but of necessity, there being no en-
ployment here for them. Some ofour
laboring mon have been working in
the Jellico coal mines, and some in the
johnson City tannery and sending
their earnings back here to support
their.families because they could not
find work at home.
Now we have proposition from a
company OF capitalists, represented by
two excellent gentlemen, Messrs. Tee.
garden & Finny, to build 80 miles OF
Railroad through our county, begin
ming at Carriers Depot, on the E. I. v
& G. R. r. and following the meanders
Of Watauga River for % miles, and by
actual investigation each mile of this
beautiful river contains a water power
unexcelled any where. This line oil
road extending up to the Fork Ridge
} Iron mines distance OF 80 miles, will
, cost not less than 100000 to build and
equip it, of this amount at least one
8 half will be expended for labor, mate
+ rial and supplies in Carter county, il
e addition to this the company proposes
to erect 100 ton coke furnace at Car
ter's Depot, at a cost Of 1926, 900, a 81
: ton char coal furnace at Elizabethton
;. at cost Of $l25,000, at lease one-hal
e of these amounts will be expended il
+ Carter county and adjoining counties
} for labor, material and supplies tina
can be furnished by our people. Mes
/, srs. Teegarden & Finny's company
: also have 10000 acres Of mineral lane
s in the Crab Orchard, known as thu
a Sterling iron property, and they will
a put force OF hands TO digging OIL
?. this property in the next few days.
In conclusion this proposed Railroad
and other enterprises will put in Gil
e culatlon in the next four months il
If our county at least 100000, and thi
r means steady work for all our laborin
}, men at good cash wages, it also mean
!, home market for your produce, an,
l. this means bread, meat and clotbe
: for the laboring mans family. In re
" turn for all this the company asks on
S county to take the sum OF 100000 c
4, its stock, TO us it is 100000 in cas-
s. spent among our laboring people at
st time when we are financially Cypress
D. ed, Now let our laboring man rise u
d as one man and show the world ths
we are willing to help those who wi
help US,
It RENO.